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Amharic
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈnəw/
- Hyphenation: ነው
Verb
ነው • (näw)
- (copulative) to be
Conjugation
Conjugation of ነው (näw)
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Singular
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Plural
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Formal
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First person
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ነኝ (näññ)
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ነን (nän)
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—
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Second person
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m
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ነህ (näh)
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ናችሁ (naččəhu)
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በዎት (näwot)
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f
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ነሽ (näš)
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Third person
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m
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ነው (näw)
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ናቸው (naččäw)
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f
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ነች (näčč), ናት (nat)
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References
- Leslau, Wolf (1995) Reference grammar of Amharic, Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz, →ISBN, page 271